•
יַעְנַי
S
3285
GK
3614
n.pr.m.
1 Ch 5:1
2.
• מַעֲנֶה S 4617 TWOT 1650f GK 5101, 5102 n.m. Pr 15:1 answer, response ;— abs.
מ׳־רַךְ
Pr 15:1
a gentle answer;
cstr.
מַעֲנֵה פִּיו
v
2
3,
cf.
מ׳ לָשׁוֹן
16:1
(i.e. ability to answer);
מ׳ אֱלֹהִים
Mi 3:7
i.e.
response
for guidance;
abs.
also
Pr 29:19
response
=
obedience;
Jb 32:3
,
5
reply
, refutation;
sf.
לַמַּעֲנֵהוּ
Pr 16:4
=
for its purpose, that for which it
answers
(
v.
Toy).
[ מַ˜עַן S 4616 TWOT 1650g GK 5100 ] subst. purpose, intent , only with לְ , in לְמַ˜עַן 271 prep. and conj. for the sake of, on account of, to the intent or in order that ( abbrev. from מַעֲנֶה : cf. מַ˜עַל : Kö ii 116) ;—with sf. לְמַעֲנִי ,
לְמַעַנְךָ
, and
לְמַעַנְכֶם
;—
1.
prep.
:—
a.
Gn 18:24
wilt thou … not spare the place
למען חמשׁים הצדיקים
for the sake of
the 50 righteous?
Dt 30:6
ל׳ חַיֶּיךָ
for thy life’s sake
,
1 K 8:41
the foreigner who comes from afar
ל׳ שְׁמֶ˜ךָ
,
Is 43:14
לְמַעַנְכֶם שִׁלַּחְתִּי בָבֶ˜לָה
,
45:4
;
62:1
ל׳ ציון
,
63:17
ל׳ עבדיך
,
65:8 Ez 36:22
(×2) Jb 18:4
ψ 122:8
,
9
; (
עַבְדִּי ד׳
)
לְמַעַן דָּוִד
, i.e. for the sake of David’s memory, and the promises given to him,
•
1 K 11:12
,
13
,
32
,
34
;
15:4 2 K 8:1
9;
19:34
(
=
Is 37:3
5),
20:6
(all
D
2);
לְמעֲנִי
(of
י׳
)
for my own sake
, i.e. to vindicate my name,
•
2 K 19:34
(
=
Is 37:35
),
20:6 Is 43:2
5;
48:11
לְמַעֲנִי אֶעֱשֶׂה לְמַעֲנִי
, so
לְמַעַנְךָ
Dn 9:19
,
ל׳ אֲדֹנָי
v
17
(
cf.
Is 55:
5);
י׳
is said (or entreated) to act (
שִׁמְךָ
,
שְׁמִי
)
לְמַעַן שְׁמֹו
i.e. to maintain his reputation, or character,
•
ψ 23:3
;
25:11
;
31:4
;
79:9
;
106:8
;
109:21
;
143:11 Je 14:
7,
21 Ez 20:
9,
14
,
22
,
44 Is 48:
9;
simil.
ל׳ חַסְדְּךָ
(i.e. to maintain it consistently)
•
ψ 6:5
;
44:27
,
ל׳ טוּבְךָ
•
25:7
,
ל׳ צִדְקֹו
•Is 42:2
1.
b.
In view of, on account of
(but not expressing causation distinctly, like
מִן
2 f,
or
מִפְּנֵי
),
Dt 3:26
ויתעבר י׳ בי לְמַעַנְכֶם
on your account
,
1 K 11:39
ל׳ זֹאתּ
in view of this
,
ל׳ שֹׁורֲרַי
on account of
my watchful foes,
•
ψ 5:9
;
27:11
,
ל׳ צורריך
ψ 8:3
,
simil.
69:1
9;
48:12
(
97:8
)
ל׳ משׁפטיך
…
ישמח הר ציון
in view of
thy judgments.
c.
Sq. inf.
Gn 18:19
לְמַעַן הָבִיא י׳
for the purpose of
J.’s bringing
=
to the intent that
J.
might
bring,
37:22
ל׳ הַצִּיל
in order to
rescue,
50:20 Ex 1:1
1;
9:16
;
10:1
, etc.,
Dt 2:30
;
6:23
, etc.,
2 K 10:19 Je 7:1
0,
18
;
11:5
;
50:34
(on
הִרגיע , v. עַד 2 a b ), Ez 14:5 ; 21:15 ; 22:6 , etc., 36:5 ( v. p. 176), + often ( Kö iii 595